Mendoza v. A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi

OPINION

EDELSTEIN, District Judge.

This action arose out of an injury suffered by Victor Mendoza, a thirty-eight year old longshoreman, on August 19, 1964, on board the S.S. LISTA. Defendant, A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, was the owner of the vessel and third party defendant, Universal Terminal & Stevedoring Corp., was the stevedore discharging the vessel and was also Mendoza’s employer. This court has jurisdiction over the matter in controversy under 28 U.S.C. § 1333.

By the preponderance of the credible evidence in this case, the court is able to reconstruct the relevant events leading up…